For years, many women’s hockey players’ hair has covered their last names on their jerseys.
Now, Molson’s sponsorship of the PWHL will move player names to the bottom so they’re visible on the ice.
“We covered our name so hers could be seen.”
See the full news release here.
While we were on the blog were very happy to see this news, it also started a conversation about athletic women and long hair. Surely short hair would be easier and more convenient. Why do so many women pro-athletes have ponytails?
It’s either long hair you can pull back in a ponytail or short hair, it seems. Those are both practical choices.
But hey, given that many of them do have long hair, let’s design uniforms that make the names of women athletes visible. Thanks Molson.
This is so excellent. Thanks for sharing, because I would have missed this piece of news. My personal answer to the long hair or short hair question is that I like to be able to pull my hair up and away from my face when I’m working out. And, to keep hair short enough that it’s not an issue is too much maintenance for me, a person who cuts her hair once every 8 months or so …